Friday, October 24, 2014

Riviera Nayarit - October 24, 2014 - The inaugural Vallarta-Nayarit Classic Rock Festival will be held
from December 12 - 14 in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit. Both
destinations will welcome 20 acts that will appear at the festival, including
Americana rockers the BoDeans, blues favorites Fabulous Thunderbirds,
rock-a-billy specialists Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats,
country rockers Poco, Pure Prairie League and Firefall, and iconic classic rock
bands Jefferson Starship, Kansas, Cheap Trick, Foghat and Spencer Davis Group.

Get ready to jam with legendary
performances with an unbelievable stage set against the backdrop of Riviera
Nayarit’s beautiful beach coastline, overlooking the Banderas Bay. Classic
rock fans will also enjoy the feel good Mexican vibe with featured gourmet tacos
and tequilas, along with other traditional culinary offerings of the region
served up by local restaurants. Discounted room rates and event exclusive
packages are also being offered by the event’s local hotel partners, including
the Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta, the Villla Group,
Bel Air Collection Resort and Spa and Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort.

“As the world’s first and only festival
celebrating classic rock, our mission is to treat fans to three days of
performances by some of the greatest musicians from the era while collecting
toys for local children and raising money for DIF. Whether you love roots
rock, blues, soft or hard rock, you won’t be disappointed!” said festival
creator, John Zaring.

Supported by both the Puerto Vallarta
Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors
Bureau, the weekend-long event will also include a celebrity golf outing
to benefit DIF - a local children’s charity, a special exhibit of famous album
cover art and concert photography and dedicated events in Puerto Vallarta and
Riviera Nayarit.

“We’re honored to host such great icons
of rock on our beach in what is sure to be a spectacular show! Riviera
Nayarit hosts a variety of large events and world-class shows throughout the
year so we are certainly excited to welcome our first rock festival,” said Marc
Murphy, Managing Director of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors
Bureau.

"We are delighted to host the
Vallarta-Nayarit Classic Rock Festival. This event is sure to bring lots of
media attention to the region and showcase the best the destinations have to
offer,” said Luis Cantu, Executive President of Adeprotour.

In addition to the headliners, several
solo artists and singers will have their sets backed by the festival’s all-star
‘house band’, including Dave Mason (Traffic), Gary Wright (best known for his
smash hit “Dreamweaver”), Craig Fuller (lead singer of both Little Feat and
Little River Band), former Journey lead singer Steve Augeri, former Grand Funk
Railroad lead singer Mark Farner, Monkees frontman Micky Dolenz and blues legend
Sam Moore (Sam and Dave).

The house band includes musicians from
several stellar rock acts, including former Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan lead
guitarist Jeffrey ‘Skunk’ Baxter, former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Billy
Burnette, The Cars guitarist Elliot Easton, bassists Kenny Lee Lewis of Steve
Miller Band and Kenny Gradney of Little Feat, drummers Curly Smith (Boston) and
Kenny Aronoff (John Fogerty, John Mellencamp), and keyboardist Teddy ‘Zig Zag’
Andreadis (many artists including Carole King, Guns ‘n Roses). In addition
the backing soloists, the house band will play songs from their own catalogs as
well.

To purchase tickets or for ticket
information, please visit:http://vallartanayaritclassicrockfest.com/schedule.php.